D4\/!d Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 - when you select File-> New window the new window is your default homepage (IE duplicates the existing window) which creates some navigation problems (can't remember what, next time it happens I'll let you know)To get a new window I use the keyboard: Ctrl+T.or clicking a link while holding down Ctrl opens the page in a new window.I am using Firefox 1.0.2Here are installation instructionsLATE EDIT: although you might want to hang on before you upgrade to 1.0.2.I hear that 1.0.3 is due out soon mozillazine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 LATE EDIT: although you might want to hang on before you upgrade to 1.0.2.I hear that 1.0.3 is due out soon mozillazineThat is actually a bit of a negative point right now for me; Firefox frequently comes out with new releases, whereas IE issues updates to existing releases - they are really easy to install (but require a reboot).Firefox installation of new (minor) releases currently require uninstall of the previous release; otherwise the user ends up with multiple uninstall entries (in Add/Remove Programs). Hope that this will be fixed some time in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 LATE EDIT: although you might want to hang on before you upgrade to 1.0.2.I hear that 1.0.3 is due out soon mozillazineThat is actually a bit of a negative point right now for me; Firefox frequently comes out with new releases, whereas IE issues updates to existing releases - they are really easy to install (but require a reboot).Firefox installation of new (minor) releases currently require uninstall of the previous release; otherwise the user ends up with multiple uninstall entries (in Add/Remove Programs). Hope that this will be fixed some time in the future.Have you ever driven down one of those roads where the thing just needed repaved 10 years ago, but instead the city just keeps patching and patching and patching the potholes? Think it's good for your tires?BTW: The mozdev team is looking into this, but they have yet to find a suitable patching mechanism. I guarantee though, once they do start doing patch upgrades instead of full versions, you're only going to get 2 or 3 patchlevels before a new release because of the aforementioned problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4\/!d Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 LATE EDIT: although you might want to hang on before you upgrade to 1.0.2.I hear that 1.0.3 is due out soon mozillazineThat is actually a bit of a negative point right now for me; Firefox frequently comes out with new releases, whereas IE issues updates to existing releases - they are really easy to install (but require a reboot).Firefox installation of new (minor) releases currently require uninstall of the previous release; otherwise the user ends up with multiple uninstall entries (in Add/Remove Programs). Hope that this will be fixed some time in the future.Maybe in 1.0.3...New maintenance updates for Mozilla Firefox and the Mozilla Application Suite are on the way. Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3 and Mozilla 1.7.7 will include critical security and stability fixes but no new features. Windows Firefox users will be relieved to hear that Firefox 1.0.3 will fix the bug that causes multiple Firefox entries to appear in the Add or Remove Programs window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korgg Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 The only negative thing regarding Firefox/Mozilla is the memory consumed...Right now Mozilla gets about 32 MB of my dear, precious 1.3 GB RAM :D ...But in that session I have about ten tabs opened so I could live with that... IE would get 30 MB for each session :D ....And did I say quite less worms getting in my sistem ? :D... (no AV, no FW)And sometimes it stresses me up with some questions about wich sesion do I want to use... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 Maybe in 1.0.3...New maintenance updates for Mozilla Firefox and the Mozilla Application Suite are on the way. Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3 and Mozilla 1.7.7 will include critical security and stability fixes but no new features. Windows Firefox users will be relieved to hear that Firefox 1.0.3 will fix the bug that causes multiple Firefox entries to appear in the Add or Remove Programs window.Just installed the 1.0.3 beta and - yess! - it's fixed.(Waiting for Thunderbird 1.0.3 now to have the same bug fixed...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 Simple fact of the matter is, people are getting sick of the way MS laughs off security.I agree that this used to be the case like for example when XP first came out, the firewall was off by default. Now they have released Service Pack 2 which goes some way towards securing your PC. They are now planning to release IE version 7, which according to reports should offer more security features. I personally think that Microsoft are taking security a bit more seriously.They will probably offer even more security features when Longhorn is finally released next year (according to reports). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 Simple fact of the matter is, people are getting sick of the way MS laughs off security.I agree that this used to be the case like for example when XP first came out, the firewall was off by default. Now they have released Service Pack 2 which goes some way towards securing your PC. They are now planning to release IE version 7, which according to reports should offer more security features. I personally think that Microsoft are taking security a bit more seriously.They will probably offer even more security features when Longhorn is finally released next year (according to reports).This is true, but the fact of the matter remains that the Windows firewall was completely useless then (it truly did nothing at all) and with SP2 it's poor at best. They still, even with SP2, allow the local execution of programs at random (ActiveX) just as if you had double-clicked a *.exe file yourself. There are also numerous other exploits for internet explorer that Microsoft has known about for some time now, but refuses to accept (such as cross-site scripting or pointing a frame src at an executable -- the executable will ask to launch and even if denied will download into temp files and execute anyway) and still have not patched -- see http://www.secunia.com for more information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 They still, even with SP2, allow the local execution of programs at random (ActiveX) just as if you had double-clicked a *.exe file yourself. There are also numerous other exploits for internet explorer that Microsoft has known about for some time now, but refuses to accept (such as cross-site scripting or pointing a frame src at an executable -- the executable will ask to launch and even if denied will download into temp files and execute anyway) and still have not patched -- see http://www.secunia.com for more information.Crikey scuzzman, I didn't know of cross-site scripting and the frame src exploits in Internet Explorer (with SP2) :o It's just as well that I now use Mozilla Firefox as my default browser now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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